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Chapter 35
Sing Out
"I can't believe that everything has dried out so quickly, I really did think that it would be one huge mud puddle from the way the rain came down." Mitchie murmured to Shane as arm around each other's waist, they almost meandered their way over to Brown's class room. "It's almost as if it never happened."
"Until you almost walk into a puddle you can sink into." Shane replied as he lifted her over one of said puddles to her delighted laughter so smoothly you could tell it was not the first time that day he had done so, "Which you clearly don't care about."
"When I have you to keep me out of them..." She shook her head, reaching up on tiptoes to press a kiss to the corner of his mouth, "My very own knight in shining armour."
"Always my princess," He murmured, turning his head to catch her next kiss for a proper one and caressing her cheek with his other hand. "Now why are we going to find Brown?"
"Because your uncle asked nicely for some help with his singing class and we're nice enough to do so," She replied as she sank her hand into his back pocket. She pulled them to a stop and then rested her other hand on his chest. "And because it's time we gave back to Camp Rock more than just the money from our charity concerts."
"Good enough for me." He grinned down at her, bending his head to press a kiss to her forehead. "So tell me, little miss helpful, are we just slipping in the back or coming in the front."
"The back," Mitchie replied as they quickly bent down to avoid being seen. "Brown's got this feeling that if they know we are there from the very beginning, they'll try too hard to impress us and we won't see the real them."
"Uncle Brown thinks too much and I'd really love to know when you manage to have all these conversations with him but that's beside the point," He whispered in her ear as they started up the back steps making her choke back a giggle. "But he's normally right."
"It really doesn't matter when I talk to him and I think he's right as well." She whispered back. "The first time I tried to sing for him, he stopped me and told me to sing out louder."
"And from what I've been told about that day, blew his socks off so hard he still hasn't found them."
That comment had her sitting down on the steps, her jumper over her mouth to hide her laughter.
Waiting until she had herself under control again, Shane reached down and caught her hand, pulling her to her feet. "Come on Mitch, we have a Brown to help."
She poked him in the side. "You are so bad, Shane."
"And that's just one of the reasons why you love me." He replied with a grin as he took hold of the door and started to open it so that they could slip through.
As she passed him, she stopped for a moment, raising her hand to run her fingers over his cheek and looked deep into his eyes before nodding thoughtfully. "Yes, you may be right there." She whispered before kissing him. "I really do love you for lots of reason, querido."
"Right back at you, sweetheart." He replied, snatching a second kiss before they entered the cabin. "Now to work."
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"Okay, it's not just about the music, it's about the feelings that you put into the music and into the words you are singing. If you don't believe in them yourself, no-one else will." Brown sat back down on his usual stool in front of the class room.
Only his hand running through his hair was the acknowledgement that Shane and Mitchie received at their entrance into the cabin. Shane rolled his eyes at that, and then made Mitchie take the tall chair that was at the back of the room, wrapping his arms around her waist and resting his chin on her shoulder.
"He's showing off." He whispered in her ear, making her shiver as his warm breath swept over her ear. "This must be a class of complete newbie's; he never tries with the older ones, because they know him too well."
Mitchie shook her head, leaning against him. "He has to get his fun somewhere. They are the future of the record company, Shane."
"Let me tell you a story..." Brown continued from the front of the class, his eyes landing on the petite girl in his nephew's arms. "About two years ago, I picked out a volunteer to sing for me like I usually do in my first class of camp..." He began to grin as he caught the grimace that crossed Mitchie's face and she turned to hide herself in Shane's chest. "When they started to sing you could barely hear a single word..."
He rose to his feet. "So I walked up to them and said..."
"I know you are singing a solo but I can't hear you. Try again but this time louder." Mitchie said for him and the class swung round with a gasp.
Seeing the now legendary couple of Mitchie Richmond-Torres and Shane Grey sitting at the back, the gasp grew even louder and chattering broke out.
"You!" One enterprising young camper said from the front of the room.
"Yes me." She replied giggling slightly. "Being picked first to sing for him was intimidating, believe me."
"And when she did..." Brown continued moving to join the pair. "Let me tell you, she blew me away."
"He's still looking for his socks." Shane used the same joke on them that he had on Mitchie and the entire class broke into laughter. "I remember my first class as well; I think I ducked behind the piano to get out of being the first to sing."
"Yes, my nephew wasn't as fond of the spotlight back then, not that you would know that now." Brown grinned as Shane socked him gently in the arm, making Mitchie laugh again.
"You can say that again." Mitchie agreed, squealing slightly as Shane tickled her.
Once they had calmed down again and it was clear that his class was now seeing them as more than the legends they were becoming around Camp Rock, Brown continued. "What we're trying to say is that you don't have to be perfect from the right off. It comes with time and experience, and sometimes with the greatest luck, your dreams can come true. It did for these two, Nate, Jason and Caitlyn."
He moved back to the front. "So keeping that in mind, and the fact that I've already had my first victims of this class and had you sing, let's be having the rest of you."
"Let's get rocking!"
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So one singing class now out of the way, where shall I revisit next? Decisions, decisions.
Fingers are wondering over the keyboard, I think I need to revisit RC for a second unless you lot have favourite sections you want me to go back to!
Even a food fight! Just a suggestion, won't say for a certain that I will be doing so.
As always looking forward to seeing what you have to say (Would love to know how many of you are visiting the story but it's not working at the moment, so help me out and leave a review, even if you just say I was here) ;op